Elk Creek township, Jasper County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 10 (34% naturalized citizens)

Elk Creek township:

9.8%

Whole state:

3.1%

66% of Elk Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 674

Northeast: 2

Midwest: 36

South: 205

West: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 255

5 to 9: 9

Mobile homes: 98

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,200

Housing units in Elk Creek township with a mortgage: 81 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)Houses without a mortgage: 84

Year house built

1999 to March 2000: 18

1995 to 1998: 24

1990 to 1994: 22

1980 to 1989: 60

1970 to 1979: 63

1960 to 1969: 56

1950 to 1959: 46

1940 to 1949: 33

1939 or earlier: 40

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elk Creek township, Iowa:

1 room: 2

2 rooms: 0

3 rooms: 0

4 rooms: 56

5 rooms: 80

6 rooms: 56

7 rooms: 4

8 rooms: 17

9 or more rooms: 18

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elk Creek township, Iowa:

1 room: 0

2 rooms: 0

3 rooms: 10

4 rooms: 30

5 rooms: 33

6 rooms: 15

7 rooms: 2

8 rooms: 0

9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elk Creek township:

no bedroom: 2

1 bedroom: 7

2 bedrooms: 78

3 bedrooms: 124

4 bedrooms: 9

5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elk Creek township:

no bedroom: 0

1 bedroom: 5

2 bedrooms: 48

3 bedrooms: 35

4 bedrooms: 2

5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Elk Creek township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 32

1 vehicle: 61

2 vehicles: 91

3 vehicles: 29

4 vehicles: 18

5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Elk Creek township in renter-occupied apartments

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)

Cashiers (10%)

Registered nurses (8%)

Art and design workers (6%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Accountants and auditors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Elk Creek township:

United States or American (43.0%)

Irish (9.7%)

English (6.0%)

Dutch (1.2%)

French Canadian (0.9%)

French (except Basque) (0.7%)

German (0.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (94%)

Germany (6%)

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 268 (76%)

Carpooled: 66 (19%)

Walked: 16 (5%)

Worked at home: 4 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)

Electricity (16%)

Utility gas (5%)

Wood (2%)

91.7% of residents of Elk Creek township speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).